英美文學(xué)北京歷年真題

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2000年（上）英美文學(xué)選讀試卷及答案

PARTONE

I.MultipleChoice

1.Thesentence"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?"i

sthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare's.

A.comedies

B.tragedies

C.sonnets

D.histories

Answer:C

2."Somuchtheworseforme,thatIamstrong.DoIwantto

live?Whatkindoflivingwillitbewhenyou-oh,God!Would

youliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?"

IntheabovepassagequotedfromEmilyBronte's"Wuthering

Heights",theword"soul"apparentlyrefersto.

A.Heathcliff

B.Catherine

C.ghost

D.one'sspirituallife

Answer:B

3."Andwherearethey?andwhereartthou,

Mycountry?Onthyvoicelessshore

Theheroiclayistunelessnow-

Theheroicbosombeatsnomore!"(GeorgeGordonByron,Don

Juan)

Intheabovestanza,"artthou"literallymeans.

A."areyou"

B."artthough"

C."arethough"

D."artyou"

Answer:A

4.Themajorconcernoffictionliesinthetracingofthepsych

□logicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcrit

icismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializatio

nonhumannature.

A.CharlesDickens's

B.D.H.Lawrence's

C.ThomasHardy's

D.JohnGalsworthy's

Answer:B

5.DanielDefoedescribesasatypicalEnglishmiddle-classm

anoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempire

builderorthepioneercolonist.

A.TomJones

B.Gulliver

C.MollFlanders

D.RobinsonCrusoe

Answer:D

6."Tobesodistinguishedisanhonor,which,beingverylittle

accustomedtofavorsfromthegreat,Iknownotwellhowto

receive,orinwhattermstoacknowledge."

TheabovequotedsentenceispresentedbySamuelJohnson

witha(n)

A.delightful

B.jealous

C.ironic

D.humorous

Answer:C

7."Shelivedunknown,andfewcouldknow

WhenLucyceasedtobe;

Butsheisinhergrave,and,oh,

Thedifferencetome?"

Theword"me"inthelastlineoftheabovestanzaquotedfro

mWordsworth'spoem"SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWay

s"maypossiblyreferto.

A.thepoet

B.thereader

C.herlover

D.everybody

Answer:C

8.isatypicalfeatureofSwift'swritings.

A.Bittersatire

B.Elegantstyle

C.Casualnarration

D.Complicatedsentencestructure

Answer:A

9.Thestatement"Itrevealsthedehumanizingworkhousesyst

emandthedark,criminalunderworldlife"maywellsumupth

emainthemeofDickens's.

A.DavidCopperfield

B.BleakHouse

C.GreatExpectations

D.OliverTwist

Answer:D

10."Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittl

e,Iamsoullessandheartless?...AndifGodhadgiftedme

withsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeita

shardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.

fl

Theabovequotedpassageismostprobabletakenfrom.

A.PrideandPrejudice

B.JaneEyre

C.WutheringHeights

D.GreatExpectations

Answer:B

11.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeats'smostimportantandm

aturepoemsareintheformof.

A.ode

B.elegy

C.epic

D.sonnet

Answer:A

12.G.B.Shaw'splayMrs.Warren'sProfessionisarealistic

exposureoftheintheEnglishsociety.

A.slumlandlordism

B.inequalitybetweenmenandwomen

C.politicalcorruption

D.economicexploitationofwomen

Answer:D

13.InWilliamBlake'spoetry,thefather(andanyotherinwh

omhesawtheimageofthefathersuchasGod,priest,and

king)wasusuallyafigureof.

A.benevolence

B.admiration

C.love

D.tyranny

Answer:D

14."1believeyouaremadeofstone,'hesaid,clenchinghis

fingerssohardthathebrokethefragilecup...'Youseemt

oforget,'shesaid,'thatcupisnot!'"

Fromtheabovepoutedpassage,wecanfindthewoman'sto

neisvery.

A.sarcastic

B.amusing

C.sentimental

D.facetious

Answer:A

15.ThePilgrim'sProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtob

econcernedwiththesearchfor.

A.materialwealth

B.spiritualsalvation

C.universaltruth

D.self-fulfillment

Answer:B

16.AlexanderPopestronglyadvocated,emphasizingthatliter

aryworksshouldbejudgedbyrulesoforder,reason,logic,r

estrainedemotion,goodtasteanddecorum.

A.sentimentalism

B.romanticism

C.idealism

D.neoclassicism

Answer:D

17.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,we

maycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof.

A.simplecharacterandquickwit

B.simplecharacterandpoorunderstanding

C.intricatecharacterandquickwit

D.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding

Answer:B

18.Ofalltheeighteenth-centurynovelists,wasthefirsttoset

out,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya"comic

epicinprose,"andthefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstru

ctureandstyle.

A.DanielDefoe

B.SamuelRichardson

C.Henryfielding

D.OliverGoldsmith

Answer:C

19."Notonthysolebutonthysoul,harshJew,/Thoumak'st

thyknifekeen."

IntheabovequotationtakenfromTheMerchantofVenice,S

hakespeareemploysa(n).

A.oxymoron

B.pun

C.simile

D.synecdoche

Answer:B

20InHardy'sWes***novels,thereisaapparenttouchinhis

descriptionofthesimpleandbeautifulthoughprimitiveruralli

fe.

A.humorous

B.romantic

C.nostalgic

D.sarcastic

Answer:C

21."Oprince,Ochiefofmanythronedpowers,

Thatledth'embattledseraphimtowar

Underthyconduct,andindreadfuldees

Fearless,endangeredHeaven'sperpetualKing."

InthethirdlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMilton'sPa

radiseLost,thephrase"theconduct"referstoconduct.

A.Satan's

B.God's

C.Adam's

D.Eve's

Answer:A

22.WecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelley'spoe

m"OdetotheWestWind"withallthefollowingtermsexcept

A.tamed

B.swift

C.proud

D.wild

Answer:A

23.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitledat

Harvard,WhichwashiledbyOliverWendellHolmesas"Our

intellectualDeclarationofIndependence."

A."Nature"

B."self-Reliance"

C."DivinitySchoolAddress"

D."TheAmericanScholar"

Answer:D

24.InHawthorne's"YoungGoodmanBrown,"asatanicfigure

leadsthecredulousprotagonisttoawitches'Sabbathinthew

oods,ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalem'sPuritanso

cietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthorn

e'sallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMelvillecalledthe

"powerof.

A.blackness

B.whiteness

C.terror

D.hypocrisy

Answer:A

25.ForMelv川e,aswellasforthereaderand,thenarrator,

MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniver

se.

A.Ahab

B.Ishmael

C.Stubb

D.Starbuck

Answer:B

26.MostofthepoemsinWhitman'sLeavesofGrasssingof

the"en-mass"andtheaswell.

A.nature

B.self-reliance

C.self

D.life

Answer:C

27.EmilyDickinson'spoem(441)"ThisismylettertotheWo

rid"expressesthepoet'sabouthercommunicationwiththeou

tsideworld.

A.indifference

B.joy

C.anxiety

D.indignation

Answer:C

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutwritersin1920si

strue?

A.MarkTwainpublishedhislastandmostimportantnovel

B.F.ScottFitzgeraldreceivedtheNobelPrize

C.Freudianpsychologyinfluencedmanymodernwriters

D.Mostwriterswerepoliticallyradical

Answer:C

29.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor'stone

inwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmor

eironicandmore.

A.rational

B.humorous

C.optimistic

D.pessimistic

Answer:D

30.MarkTwain'sfirstnovel,writtenincollaborationwithChar

lesD.Warnerandpublishedin1873,thoughnotanartistics

access,givesitsnametotheAmericaofthepost-CivilWarp

eriodwhichitattemptstosatirize.

A.TheGildedAge

B.TheAgeofInnocence

C.TheRoughingTime

D.TheJazzAge

Answer:A

31.Dreiser'sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.Theyare

TheFinancier,TheTitanand.

A.TheGenius

B.TheTycoon

C.TheStoic

D.TheGiant

Answer:C

32.DaisyM川er'stragedyofindiscretionisintensifiedandenla

rgedbyitsnarrationfromthepointofviewof.

A.theauthorHenryJames

B.theItalianyouthGiovanelli

C.theAmericanyouthWinterbourne

D.hermotherMrs.Miller

Answer:C

33.TheimpactofDarwin'sevolutionarytheoryontheAmerica

nthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchli

teratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanoth

erschoolofrealism:American.

A.localcolorism

B.vernacularism

C.modernism

D.naturalism

Answer:D

34.ItisonhisthatWashingtonIrving'sfamemainlyrested.

A.childhoodrecollections

B.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours

C.earlypoetry

D.talesaboutAmerica

Answer:D

35."Ifhonestlaborbeunremunerativeanddifficulttoendure;

ifitbethelong,longroadwhichneverreachesbeauty,butw

eariesthefeetandtheheart;ifthedragtofollowbeautybe

suchthatoneabandonstheadmiredway,takingratherthed

espisedpathleadingtoherdreamsquickly,whoshallcastth

efirststone?"

Whereistheunderlinedphrasetakenfrom?

A.TheBible

B.Milton

C.Shakespeare

D.Hawthorne

Answer:A

36.Mostrecognizableliterarymovementthatgaverisetothe

twentieth-centuryAmericanliterature,orwemaysay,theseco

ndAmericanRenaissance,isthemovement.

A.transcendental

B.leftist

C.expatriate

D.expressionistic

Answer:C

37.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,

rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalsp

eechrhythm,thespeechoffarmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictio

nandsyntax.

A.Southern

B.Western

C.NewHampshire

D.NewEngland

Answer:D

38.Asanautobiographicalplay,O'Neill's(1956)hasgainedit

sstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarksthedim

axofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericand

rama.

A.TheIcemanCometh

B.LongDay'sJourneyIntoNight

C.TheHairyApe

D.DesireUnderthe曰ms

Answer:B

39.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-

of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerused

toconstructhisstoriesinclude,symbolismandmythological

andbiblicalallusions.

A.impressionism

B.expressionism

C.multiplepointsofview

D.firstpersonpointofview

Answer:C

40.Stylistically,HenryJames'fictionischaracterizedby.

A.short,clearsentences

B.abundanceoflocalimages

C.ordinaryAmericanspeech

D.highlyrefinedlanguage

Answer:D

PARTTWO

IIReadingComprehension

41.Readthequotationcarefullyandthenanswerthequestion

s:

Thecurfewtollstheknellofpartingday,

Thelowingherdwindslowlyo'erthelea,

Theplowmanhomewardplodshiswearyway,

Andleavestheworldtodarknessandtome.

Questions:

A.Scanthefirstlineofthestanza

B.Findtheirregularfootinthesecondline

C.Brieflyexplainthesignificanceofthisirregularity

Answers:

A.lambicpentameterwiththerhymingschemeofabab.

B.ThethirdfootcontainstwoaccentedSyllables.

C.Towaccentedsyllablesslowdownthepaceinkeepingwit

htheliterarymeaningofthephrase"windslowly".

42.Thefollowingisapassagetakenfromadramaticwork:

HadIasmanysoulsastherebestars

I'dgivethemallforMephistophilis!

ByhimI'llbegreatemperoroftheworld,

Andmakeabridgethoroughthemovingair

Topasstheoceanwithabandofmen;

HIjointhehillsthatbindtheAfricshore

AndmakethatcountrycontinenttoSpain,

Andbothcontributorytomycrown;

Theemperorshallnotlivebutbymyleave,

NoranypotentateofGermany.

NowthatIhaveobtainedwhatIdesire

HIliveinspeculationofthisart

TillMephistophilisreturnagain.

Questions:

A.Nametheplaywrightandthetitleoftheworkfromwhicht

hepassageistaken.

B.Namethespeakerofthepassagequotedabove.

C.Usetheabovepassageasaguideandwritedowninone

ortwosentencesthethemeoftheplay.

Answers:

A.Dr.Faustus,aplaybyChristopherMarlowe.

B.Dr.Fausturs.

C.Man'saspiration,boundingachievements,andtheinevitable

failure.

43.Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestion

s:

...Iglancedbackonce.Awaferofamoonwasshiningover

Gatsby'shouse,makingthenightfineasbefore,andsurviving

thelaughterandthesoundofhisstillglowinggarden.Asud

denemptinessseemedtoflownowfromthewindowsandthe

greatdoors,endowingwithcompleteisolationthefigureofth

ehost,whostoodontheporch,hishandupinaformalgest

ureoffarewell.

Questions:

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthi

spassageistaken.

B.Thepassagedescribestheendofanevent.Whatisit?

C.Whatimpliedmeaningcanyougetfromreadingthispassa

ge?

Answers:

A.ScottFitzgerald,TheGreatGatsby.

B.Itisadescriptionoftheendofabigparty.

C.Thepassagehintsatthemeaninglessness,spiritualemptin

essandvanityofsuchalifeofpleasure-seeking.Thereisat

ragicsensethatthe"party"willbeover.

44.Readthefollowingpartofapoemandthenanswertheq

uestions:

Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'dfromthissoil,this

air,

Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,andt

heirparentthesame,

I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,

Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.

Questions:

A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoem.

B.Whatdo"soil"and"air"representinthefirstline?

C.Whatdoesthepoettrytosayintheabovefourlines?

Answers:

A.WaltWhitman,"SongofMyself"

B.America,hiscountry,hisnativeland.

C.Iwasbornandnurturedbythislandandshallfromnowo

ndevotemywholelifetothecountry.

IllQuestionsandAnswers

45.ThefollowingquotationistheendingofapoembyRober

tBrowning:

Nay,wellgo

Togetherdown,sir,NoticeNeptune,though,

Tamingaseahorse,thoughararity,

WhichClausofInnsbruckcastinbronzeforme.

Whatisthetitleofthepoem?Whoisthespeaker?Whatist

heimportanceoftheallusion"Neptune.../Tamingaseahorse"

inthewholePoem?

Answers:

A."MyLastDuchess".

B.TheDuke,orthehusbandoftheDuchess.

C.Placedattheendofthepoem,theallusionservesasthe

conclusionthattellsthereader-listenerthatthespeakerisat

yrant.

46.NovumOrganum("NewInstrument"),alongwithotherwor

ks,wontheauthorthehonour"Fatherofmodernscience".W

hoistheauthor?Whatisthemainconcernofthework?Wh

ytheworkissoimportantforthedevelopmentofmodernsci

ence?

Answers:

A.FrancisBacon.

B.Theworkisanargumentfortheinductivereasoninginpla

ceoftheAristoteliandeductivereasoning.

C.TheAristotelianreasoningonlystatesthefact,notcapable

ofdiscoverywhiletheinductivereasoning,althoughstarting

withahypothesisanddevelopingwithexperiments,maylead

tothediscoveryoftrueknowledge.

47.EzraPoundisoneofthepioneersinmodernpoetry.Wha

tisthepoeticschoolofwhichheisachiefmember?Whatis

Pound'srepresentativeworkofmanyyearsofpoeticcreation?

Whatisthetitleofhisfrequentlyquotedone-imagepoem?P

oundhastranslatedsomeliteraryworksfromtwogreatancien

tcivilizations.OneisGreece.Whatistheother?Howdoyou

understandhisfamouscomment"Theimageitselfisthespe

ech"?

Answers:

A.Imagism.

B.TheCantos.

C."InaStationoftheMetro".

D.China

E.Poundmeansthatimageshouldnotbeornamentsonly,bu

tshouldbethefocusofpoeticexpression.Byemphasizingth

eexteriorobject,Poundhopestoavoidmoralizingandachiev

eclarityandexactness.

48.WilliamFaulkner,aNoblePrizewinner,hasanimportant

positioninAmericanliterature.Nametwoofhismajornovels.

Doyouknowanythingabout"YoknapatawphaCounty?"What

isuniqueofFaulkner'sfiction,historicallyandgeographically?

Answers:

A.（下列作品中任選兩部）：Soldiers'Pay,Sartoris,TheSounda

ndtheFury,AsILayDying,LightinAugust,Absalom,Absal

om!,TheHamlet,TheTown,TheMansion,andIntruderinthe

Dust.

B.YoknapatawphaCountyisanimaginedplacebasedonFau

Ikner'sownhometown,aplacethathetookforthesettingof

15ofhis19novelsandmanyshortstories.Thismanyregion

intheAmericanSouthbecomesinFaulkner'sfictionanalleg

oryoraparableoftheOldSouth.

IV.TopicDiscussion

49.ApossiblethemeofJamesJoyce'sshortstory"Araby"is

disillusionment.BrieflydiscussthesymbolismJoyceemploysi

npresentingthistheme.

Answers:

A."Shortdaysofwinter","silent"thestreetof"blindend","da